Award amount: up to $250 reimbursement per awardee

Number of awards: Up to 20

Deadline: May 31, 2022 July 22, 2022

Description:
This award is for any childcare-related costs directly attributable to your attendance at MANA. Awards will be provided based on a lottery pool. Awardees will be required to provide a receipt (where applicable), or anyother proof of a childcare arrangement. All applicant information, including reason(s) for need, is kept confidential by MANA.

1. Attend the MANA 2022 conference

1. Please complete this application by May 31, 2022 June 30, 2022

Award amount: $1000

Number of awards: 1

Deadline: June 1, 2022 July 1, 2022

Description:
The MANA Early Career Award is a competitive award for the most accomplished Early Career Members. We encourage members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty or has pushed the boundaries of metabolomics, or whose early career efforts, after obtaining a PhD, MD, or MD-PhD, have resulted in sustained, substantial, and noteworthy contributions to the field, to apply for the MANA Early Career Award. The winner will be selected to give an oral presentation at the conference.

1. Be within ten years of a terminal degree
2. Attend the MANA 2022 conference
3. Present at the MANA 2022 conference

1. Your conference abstract
2. Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
3. A brief description of your accomplishments and impact of your work (250 word maximum)
4. A letter of recommendation sent directly to awards@metabolomicsna.org with subject line ‘Letter of rec for applicant name and award title’

Award amount: $1000

Number of awards: 1

Deadline: June 1, 2022 July 1, 2022

Description:
The Mark P. Styczynski Award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who has demonstrated significant accomplishment in computational metabolomics. We encourage members whose work has exhibited exceptional novelty and innovation in computational metabolomics, or whose early career efforts have resulted in sustained, substantial, and noteworthy contributions to the field, to apply for the Mark P. Styczynski Award. The winner will be selected to give a talk at the conference.

1. Be within ten years of a terminal degree
2. Attend the MANA 2022 conference
3. Present at the MANA 2022 conference

1. Your conference abstract
2. Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
3. A brief description of your accomplishments and impact of your work (250 word maximum)
4. A letter of recommendation sent directly to awards@metabolomicsna.org with subject line ‘Letter of rec for applicant name and award title’

Award amount: $600

Number of awards: 20

Deadline: July 1, 2022 July 22, 2022

Description:
MANA Early-Career Travel Award recognizes early-career members whose current metabolomics research displays a high level of distinction.The Travel award is a competitive award based on the quality of the submitted abstract. The awards will be selected through a rigorous review process by the Awards committee. This award is open to all Early Career Members (defined as being within ten years of their most recent degree).

1. You must attend the conference
2. Be the presenting author on a submitted abstract

1. An application through the abstract submission portal
2. Indicate your interest at a drop-down box
3. Please provide your current institution, your lab group or PI name, and a brief (300 words or less) justification for why you deserve the award, including how the award could uniquely enable you to attend MANA 2022 and any indications of your academic and professional excellence

Award amount: $100

Number of awards: 2

Deadline: July 1, 2022

Description:
The Lightning Talk award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who succinctly and effectively describes the essence and impact of their scientific research within a short talk. Talks are a total of 5 minutes (4 min talk with 1 min Q&A). Presenters (10) are determined by abstract quality judged by the conference scientific organizing committee.

1. Be within ten years of their most recent degree
2. Submit an abstract for oral or poster presentation
3. Attend the MANA 2022 conference
4. Present a Lightning Talk at the MANA 2022 conference

1. Abstract review by MANA SOC committee
2. Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
3. Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks

Award amount: $100

Number of awards: 5 postdocs, 5 grad students, 2 undergrads

Description:
The Best Poster award is a competitive award for an Early Career Member who clearly and enthusiastically describes the scientific merit of their research. Awards are based on effective visual and oral presentation, quality of research, and depth of understanding.

1. Be within ten years of their most recent degree
2. Attend the MANA 2022 conference
3. Present a Poster at the MANA 2022 conference

1. Rigorous review by MANA conference judges
2. Winners will be announced during the conference closing remarks

Award amount: $1000 toward a course in leadership

Number of awards: 1

Nomination Deadline: June 1, 2022 June 15, 2022

Application Deadline: July 1, 2022

Description:
This is a nominated award, either by mentor, colleague, or self. Send your nomination, including full name, institution and email address by June 1, 2022 to awards@metabolomicsna.org. Nominees will be notified over email and required to submit the full application by July 1, 2022 to be considered for the award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the contributions and promote the leadership skills of a service core researcher/scientist who pursues a leadership role in a metabolomics service core. MANA will contribute up to $1000 in attendance cost toward a leadership course/workshop of the winner’s choice within 18 months of the award date.

1. Hold a PhD, MD or MD-PhD
2. Hold a current position in a metabolomics service core facility in North America
3. Attend the MANA 2022 conference
4. Present at the MANA 2022 conference (poster or oral)

1. Your current CV (5 page max, award-relevant content)
2. A brief description of how this award will help you advance your career as a leader in a service core. Please highlight any relevant experience or past honors that you may have (250 word maximum)
3. Provide description and cost of intended leadership course for which MANA will reimburse up to $1000 of the attendance cost

Award amount: $500

Number of awards: 2

Description:
This award is available to MANA members who hold a position in a service core and will present (poster or oral) at MANA 2022 under one of the scientific themes of the conference.

1. Hold a current position in a metabolomics service core facility in North America
2. Hold a bachelors, masters, or doctoral degree
3. Attend the conference
4. Present at the conference. At least 50% of the presented work must have been completed in a metabolomics service core in North America

1. Specify your intention to compete for this award during conference registration
2. Winner will be announced during the conference closing remarks